Why are all the scenes with Palpatine so good and all the ones without him so boring?
Because he has
>motivations
>personality
>impact on the story
>a good actor
Because he'sfun.
Same shit with Jeremy Irons in the Dungeons & Dragons movie.
>>64401670
>fun
There's that word again
>>64401610
>Why are all the scenes with Palpatine
They aren't. They're fucking awful and poorly acted.
>>64401610
He's overacting while EVERYONE else is underacting. He does different voices while everyone else is monotone.
>monster voice: "Oonce more the sith will RULE the galaxy," old man voice: "and we shall have..." whisper voice: "peacce."
>obi wan vs anakin duel
>boring
Great actor with decent lines go a long way.
>>64403705
>le dancing on lava
>le swing and miss sword duel
>le i have the high ground
>le noise
>le colour
>le explosion
I bet you like Transformers.
>>64401610
you've been seduced by the memes and are unable to properly judge a film because of it
>>64403811
I bet you like The Force Awakens and the original trilogy
>>64403811
And yet Obi-Wan wins due to tactical advantage, his character, and the emotional thrust of the story, not because of "durr prequel spinny shit".
Of course there's spectacle before that. Did you seriously think Luke was going to in The Empire Strikes Back when Darth Vader is throwing shit at him? No, that's just the action before the dramatic climax.
>>64403912
>>64403811
You realize that Sith was supposed to be the last Star Wars movie right? It only makes sense for the climax of one of the largest cinematic universes ever to be really fucking spectacular and huge. That's why I love RotS. None of the other movies come close to achieving the same space opera feel, at least not on the same level.
>>64404547
don't
he'll just start foaming about "lightsaber battles with actual weight and emotion"
>>64404642
Except that would be an idiotic argument in that case, because the duel in Sith probably has more emotional weight than any of the other movies except the climax of Jedi.
Palpatine is only good because Ian McDiarmid knows how to play the character. Somehow he was able to do a good evil emperor even with lucas's horrible directing.
>>64401610
Classically trained theater actors are just genuinely better actors than the nepotism that Hollywood churns out.
>>64404547
The duel in RotJ was no where near as lengthy and "spectacular". Which one was more memorable?
>>64401610
Because Ian McDiarmid has done acting in theatres his entire career and actually knows how to act and portray a character through dialogue and expressions.
In other words: He's the only one who really knows what he's doing.
>>64404222
>>64404933
>In other words: He's the only one who really knows what he's doing.
I wouldn't say that's fair. The other actors in the prequels all have acting chops as well. Maybe not 10/10 but they've played in other movies where they've done a hell of a job. I'd say the limiting factor is George Lucas's terrible direction. Maybe McDiarmid was able to do well despite the awful direction because of his theatre background though.
>>64405100
>He's the only one who really knows what he's doing.
Neeson, SLJ and McGregor might say otherwise.
McDiarmid was hammy af.
>>64404929
They both were? A world exists outside of /tv/ you know, a lot of people like RotS, and a lot of people like that duel.
Pic related is easily one of the most iconic images of Star Wars.
>>64401610
This could be said about alec guiness in ANH.
He was just wonderful and had some of the best lines of the whole movie.
>>64405231
>anything in the prequels being memorable
Fuck off reddit.
>>64404929
RotJ desu, but RotS is a close second imo
>>64405100
I'll take back some of what I said. George's direction had a huge influence, and some even did well with it, such as McGregor. Christopher Lee is also another one who played his part well. His script was just not as good as Palpatine's.
>>64405287
Nice lack of self-awareness, faggot
Only redditors and 15 years old tumblrinas dislike the prequels
>>64405287
>i hate the prequels because funny meme man from reddit letter media told me to
>>64405287
> The score
> Not memorable
Wew lad
>>64405363
>>64405399
>>>/reddit/
>>64403705
It was boring as fuck yes.
>>64405411
I'll give you Duel of Fates.
Nothing else.
>>64405287
Clearly vast numbers of people disagree, considering that things like Darth Maul, Grevious, Clone Troopers, Pod Racers and the Mustafar duel are all extremely iconic and are considered representative of the franchise.
>>64405425
The prequels are /tv/ core, only a redditor could hate them because as we all know, reddit is the enemy of /tv/.
>>64405511
Yeah, no they're not.
>>64405517
>everyone on reddit has the same opinion
>everyone on /tv/ had the same opinion
>>64405467
>no Across the Stars
>no Anakin's Betrayal
>no Battle of Heroes
>no Anakin's Dark Deeds
>no Temple march
>no CIS theme
how can someone have such shit taste
>>64405657
>>64405738
Just give up already, redditor
>>64405842
Because it really is not comparable to his majestic work on the OT.
>>64405894
It couldn't be more obvious that you're from reddit, feggit.
>>64405938
>>64405938
The OT is good but the prequels beat the originals when it comes to score. Battle of the Heroes is he best theme in the series imo, and the only OT track that comes close is Luke's Theme.
>>64405978
>says the guy literally from reddit
>>64405978
Says the faggot who thinks Darth Maul and Clone Troopers aren't iconic.
>>64406021
>but the prequels beat the originals when it comes to score
This prequel shilling is fucking extraordinary.
>>64406088
They aren't.
![3524212-star+wars+episode+iii+-+revenge+of+the+sith.mp4_snapshot_01.13.33_[2013.12.24_19.26.08].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/FJwcdnV.jpg "3524212-star+wars+episode+iii+-+revenge+of+the+sith.mp4_snapshot_01.13.33_[2013.12.24_19.26.08].jpg")
>HE IS THE REDDITAHHHHHHH
Its a meme to hate paplatine's actor
if you hate palpatines actor then you're a faggot contrarian
Sheev rules supreme
>>64406090
>>64406131
I bet you loved The Force Awakens.
>>64405363
Tumblrinas like the prequels
>>64405100
I don't know, Ewan McGregor did a really great job as Obi-Wan.
>>64406153
No. But only turds like you think pointing out how objectively shit the prequels are would mean they love TFA.
>>64406131
So are you saying that if I showed somebody a picture of Darth Maul they wouldn't immediately know he was from Star Wars?
>>64406285
I bet you creamed your pants when Han Solo said "12 Parsecs!"
>>64406090
In 5 more years nobody will remember a thing from the Disney-made Marvel Wars
TFA is a nothing but capeshit with the name Star Wars on it
It looks like a cheap syfy show and the villain has a fucking comic relief scene
Go back to facejew so you can tell others OMG IM A TOTAL STAR WARS GEEK XDDD
>>64406384
>this analwreckage
>>64404819
I suppose it helps that his first time performing the role, it wasn't under Lucas's direction.
>>64406316
>i don't know what iconic is
People even today are wearing shirts with Vader on them. Who the fuck cares about Maul?
>>64406384
>In 5 more years nobody will remember a thing from the Disney-made Marvel Wars
The argument is comparing the PT and OT. Stop trying to defend the dogshit that is the PT by mentioning the dogshit that is TFA
>>64406471
A) They literally brought him back from the dead in the cartoon because people liked him so much.
B) I've never seen a shirt with Vito Corleogne either. That doesn't mean he isn't iconic.
If nerds in Star Wars shirts is how you judge how iconic a character is, then you are fucked.
>>64406651
>iconic characters cannot be judged on their references in other pop culture media.
Again; no one cares about Maul. Pretty much every character in the OT is more iconic than Maul, even fucking Binks has more of a claim than Maul does.
>>64401610
Because you watched RLM like the rest of the reddit memers on this board and SUDDENLY started to like him
>>64405203
>SLJ
A SITH LORD?
Because Ian McDiarmid realises what tripe he's in and just chews the scenery. He's clearly having fun with the role.
>>64407343
There's edgelords on /tv/ that have now decided to change their opinions on the prequel trilogy cos they read someone on reddit bad mouthing it.
>>64401610
He's the only one who actually has an impact on the story. Everyone else is basically waiting to die.
>>64401667
/thread
>>64405657
yes they are you tard
its funny because TFA has nothing memorable. yet people will still defend that while shitting on the prequels which are perfectly good
And what exactly were Sheev's motivations? Peace? Fuck off.
>>64407972
I'm not defending TFA though, you strawmanning desperate faggot. Shitting on the prequels was happening long before TFA was even a dream.
>>64407998
Absolute rule over the galaxy and restoring Sith domination
>>64405511
>Grevious
>Clone Troopers
>Pod Racers
>iconic
The shilling has gone too far.
>>64408063
Original
>>64408062
well you prequel hating manchildren need to grow up. the prequels were good, the films had much more memorable and iconic moments than the OT.
and yes, darth maul is an iconic character
>>64408105
please explain you reasoning.
>>64401610
The actor knew he was in a shitfest so just decided to ham it up and have a fun time
>it's popular to hate the (truly awful) prequels
>therefore we must force ourselves to like them by trying to salvage anything decent about them and completely ignore every single flaw about them
the last time people thought being contrarian was cool, I was in middle school
>>64407998
Saving the galaxy from the Yuuzhan Vong invasion
>>64408151
>the prequels were good
>the films had much more memorable and iconic moments than the OT
>darth maul is an iconic character
George, pls. Let it go, bro.
>>64408129
No one ever said they were original but they were clear and the character was based on them rather than being a prop that goes around and does stuff because the script says so.
>>64403705
Boring as fuck. Bet you love dancing with the stars too, faggot.
>>64408151
>the prequels were good
>the films had much more memorable and iconic moments than the OT.
>more memorable and iconic
>than the OT.
Has Lucas spent billions getting people to troll The Force Awakens and ship the sheev roll?
>>64409233
lel
>>64407680
If reddit said eating shit was bad, /tv/ would eat shit all the time.
>>64405517
>the prequels are /tv/core
haha maybe since episode 7 was a smash hit despite people here hoping for a flop
>>64409161
>kekekekekekekekek.gif
and back to reddit you go kiddie
>>64408151
>the films had much more memorable and iconic moments than the OT.
>the films had much more memorable and iconic moments than the OT.
>the films had much more memorable and iconic moments than the OT.
>the films had much more memorable and iconic moments than the OT.
>the films had much more memorable and iconic moments than the OT.
